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Let's get personal - (Want to go somewhere with family or friends?)
Have a desire to go on a tour someplace without a bunch of people you don’t know? As long as there are about a half dozen or so we can help you out.
Maybe it’s a family reunion to Scotland - or Ireland - or Lappland for that matter. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to take a group of friends to ‘do’ the concert season in Vienna, or the pub fests in Germany. Doesn’t matter, we can put it together with your input for what YOU want and we can provide the whole package.
.jpg) They say there's good beer in Germany
Maybe you would like to spend some time with your family or friends in a castle with some great walks in the countryside, or perhaps do some ancestry digging or maybe just sightsee around Europe - or anywhere else for that matter.
Our very first tour way, way back was a special group of young soccer players who wanted to test themselves against British professional youth clubs. We set up a training schedule for them with Southampton of the English Premier League and Dundee United of the Scottish League with games against a number of pro youth clubs.
We have also done an off road excursion in Scotland for a family as a graduation present for their children following high school.
Just a couple of examples of what we’ve done and to show you the range of our expertise.
Drop an email, give us a call and let’s talk about it.
Where we’ve been...
Scotland was the original destination for our small group journeys. It was a place close to Andy’s heart. When he set up the idea of the tours, Scotland was his plan - and it worked. But soon after some of those early guests began to ask if there was any possibility of visiting England, of Ireland, of France...and so it began.
 
Scotland's Glencoe (first love) or Christmas shopping in Vienna
When it came to choosing a new destination, part of the process could perhaps be described as 'selfish'. We thought - 'where would be like to go?' and then in most cases, away we went, hiring a car and checking out hotels, visitor sites, distances and so on, keeping in mind that not all back roads will allow a coach or will have weight restrictions and the like.
Got lost a heck of a lot of times, ate some pretty exotic - or 'cosmic' - meals, found a lot of differences in hotel standards but always having a good time figuring out what would work.
Whistler - home of the 2010 Winter Olympics - But not too shabby in the Fall
And now, after 23 years, we look back on some fascinating places we've visited.
The list:
Scotland
Ireland
England
Wales
The Channel Islands
Northern France
Southern France and Monaco
Portugal
The Benelux Countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and also Germany
A Christmas tour of Vienna, Prague, Bamberg
Tuscany and Rome
The Maritime Province - Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick
Wine and the West Coast - Vancouver, Whistler, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan
But don’t get the idea that we do ALL of Scotland or Ireland or any of the others on any one tour. That is not the way we operate. Our plan is to isolate areas and do a more concentrated visit to sections of a country giving our guests the opportunity to get to ‘feel’ where they are rather than just ending up with a bunch of photos of places from an assembly line trip. We would rather our guests Discover rather than just ‘see’.
 
Take the time to enjoy the scenery - and chat with the natives!
Besides it not as tiring, it’s more fun and you learn more about the people and the place.
With most of our visits, we are returning to places and people we know. Over the years we have met and made many friends, not only amongst our guests, but with the people who look after the hotels, the coaches and places we visit. And many of our guests have had the same experience when they return with us to places they have visited in the past.
It’s all very simple; we love what we do and we love the places and the people we visit and we want to share them with you.
Stay tuned to see where we're going next!
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